'True Blood' Wolf-Man Takes Lead in 'Streetcar'

9/12/2013 1:25PM

The new star of Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire" produced by the Yale Repertory Theatre this month is Joe Manganiello, the wolf-man from HBO's "True Blood." Amy Gamerman joins Lunch Break to explain how the actor prepared for the role of Stanley Kowalski. Photo: John P. Johnson.

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